My name is Stacy Engvall and I am 19. My mom's maiden name was Betty Hardy.
Her brother is Gilbert Hardy. So as you can guess my cousins are Jeff and
Matt. As I grew up I spent a lot of time with them in the woods of my Uncle
Gil's house. Soon Jeff and Matt became wrestlers and I only saw them twice
a week instead of everyday. So I mostly hang out at my brother's apt. He
is 23 and his name is Justin. My brother and I are very close. I love him a
lot. He's always been there for me and I am always there for him. Well
today my brother was sapposto pick my mom, dad, and I up and we were all
going to go to Uncle Gil's house. There Matt, Jeff, Amy, Beth, Uncle Gil
and us were all going to eat dinner. Well I couldn't find a shirt to wear
and so I went into my mom and dad's room. Their dad was fixing tucking in
his shirt and mom was putting on her socks and shoes. I looked in the
closet hoping to find just the right shirt when I heard footsteps on the
stairs. I thought it was Justin coming up but when I turned around I saw 2
men with guns.
"John, Tony what are you doing here...what the...." My dad started as he then saw the guns.
The 2 men shot at my dad. My mom screamed and they shot her. I hid in the closet crying. I was trying not to make any noise so they wouldn't know I was there. I heard more shooting and then I heard the footsteps run down the stairs and out the door. I started crying hard, shaking, and whimpering. I crawled to my parents and shook them.
"Dad, mom wake up" I cried.
I just held them and cried.
"I'm here. Are you guys ready?" I heard my brother say.
I heard him come up the stairs and I heard him come into the room.
"Oh my god! MOM! DAD! Stacy what happened?"
I didn't answer him I just cried. Justin called 911 and came over and held me. My clothes were bloody and my hands were bloody. I was just a wreck. Justin cried and held me. He was rocking me back and forth. Soon after the call the cops and ambulances came. They took pictures and were asking questions. All I did was hold onto Justin and shake and cry. I was in shock. The cops said they would contact us later to ask questions to me. Justin picked me up and carried me to his car. We went and drove to Uncle Gil's house. There he picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. I laid my head on his shoulders and cried. He ran to the door and knocked on the door fast. Gil answered the door and knew something was wrong right away.
"Justin, what's wrong? Where are your mom and dad?" Gil asked.
We both started crying. Gil let us in and were met by everyone who also knew something was wrong.
"What's wrong Justin?" Beth asked.
"Our parents.....they're dead." Justin cried.
"What?" Everyone said in shock and not wanting to believe what they were hearing.
"They were murdered. They were gunned down," Justin cried.
Everyone was silent and tears were running down their cheeks. We sat down and sat there in silence for a long time.
"Stacy, are you alright sweetie?" Jeff asked with tears running down his cheeks.
I didn't say anything.
"She's in shock right now. She saw the people shoot mom and dad. She saw them get murdered." Justin said as tears once again began to fall.
"Oh my god. Maybe we should get her to a hospital." Gil said.
"No" I whimpered in Justin's ear.
"I think she just needs to be with family right now." Justin said as he held me tightly.
Justin looked down at me and saw the blood on me.
"We need to get Stacy cleaned up and get some new clothes on her." Justin said.
"Why?" Matt asked.
"She's covered in mom and dad's blood." Justin explained.
"Here give her here. I got some old clothes upstairs. I'll get her cleaned up and stuff." Jeff said as he stood up.
"I'll help." Matt offered as he also stood up.
"Stacy, Jeff and Matt are going to take you upstairs to get you cleaned up okay?" Justin said.
I slowly nodded and he kissed my head. He turned me to my side and everyone saw the blood and they gasped. He stood up and placed me in Jeff's arms. Jeff walked upstairs and Matt followed. Once there, they sat me on the toilet seat (Yes it was down). Then Jeff got 2 washcloths, 2 towels, and some old clothes. Matt got soap and started the water in the sink. Jeff came and kneeled in front of me. He stroked my hair as Matt got one of the washcloths wet and soapy.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why what sweetie?" Jeff asked.
"Why did they kill my mom and dad?"
"I don't know sweetie, but the police will find them and they will pay" Jeff said with promise in his voice.
"He's right cuz." Matt said as he looked at me with sad eyes.
"Its my fault they died." I cried.
"What?!?! Stacy Jean Engvall! Don't you ever think that! I never wanna hear you say that again." Matt said.
"Its true." I cried.
"No its not Stacy." Jeff said.
"I should have jumped them or did something to stop them." I sobbed.
"There was nothing you could do sweetie. They had guns." Jeff soothed.
"They would have killed you too and I couldn't stand it if we lost you. We are like brother and sister." Matt said.
I gave him a small nod and Matt handed the washcloth to Jeff who held out one of my arms and started to wash off the blood. I had tears flowing down my face. I looked at the blood and my shaking starting again. After washing that hand he dried it with the towel. He then grabbed the second soapy washcloth and did the same thing and once again dried it off. After that they took off my bloody shirt and put on a new one and then they took off my pants and put on jogging pants. Jeff, once again, picked me up and took me into his arms. He carried me downstairs and laid me in Justin's arms. I curled into him and he held me.
"How long has she been shaking?" Matt asked.
"Ever since I got up to the room." Justin stated.
"We really should get her to a hospital." Beth said.
"I don't want to go." I whispered.
Justin looked down at my shaking body. He knew that now that our parents are dead he has to take care of me. As I sat there I thought to myself, 'hey he lost mom and dad too and here he is worrying about me. I need to help him too. We will help each other through this.' I looked up at him and held him tighter. I kissed his cheek and just kept him in a hug. He held me tighter.
"I love you sis." He whispered.
"I love you too." I whispered. "We're going to make it."
"I know sis, I know." Justin said.
There was a knock at the door. Uncle Gil went and got it. It was the police officer from before. Uncle Gil let him in and he said hello to everyone. Jeff offered him a seat across from me and Justin and he sat down.
"Stacy sweetie, this officer wants to talk to you ok?" Uncle Gil said.
I slowly nodded.
"Stacy, these question are going to be hard to answer I know, but I need you to answer them so we can catch whoever did this ok?" The officer asked.
I nodded again.
"Okay, Can you tell what happened at your house today?" The officer asked.
"John, Tony what are you doing here...what the...." My dad started as he then saw the guns.
The 2 men shot at my dad. My mom screamed and they shot her. I hid in the closet crying. I was trying not to make any noise so they wouldn't know I was there. I heard more shooting and then I heard the footsteps run down the stairs and out the door. I started crying hard, shaking, and whimpering. I crawled to my parents and shook them.
"Dad, mom wake up" I cried.
I just held them and cried.
"I'm here. Are you guys ready?" I heard my brother say.
I heard him come up the stairs and I heard him come into the room.
"Oh my god! MOM! DAD! Stacy what happened?"
I didn't answer him I just cried. Justin called 911 and came over and held me. My clothes were bloody and my hands were bloody. I was just a wreck. Justin cried and held me. He was rocking me back and forth. Soon after the call the cops and ambulances came. They took pictures and were asking questions. All I did was hold onto Justin and shake and cry. I was in shock. The cops said they would contact us later to ask questions to me. Justin picked me up and carried me to his car. We went and drove to Uncle Gil's house. There he picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. I laid my head on his shoulders and cried. He ran to the door and knocked on the door fast. Gil answered the door and knew something was wrong right away.
"Justin, what's wrong? Where are your mom and dad?" Gil asked.
We both started crying. Gil let us in and were met by everyone who also knew something was wrong.
"What's wrong Justin?" Beth asked.
"Our parents.....they're dead." Justin cried.
"What?" Everyone said in shock and not wanting to believe what they were hearing.
"They were murdered. They were gunned down," Justin cried.
Everyone was silent and tears were running down their cheeks. We sat down and sat there in silence for a long time.
"Stacy, are you alright sweetie?" Jeff asked with tears running down his cheeks.
I didn't say anything.
"She's in shock right now. She saw the people shoot mom and dad. She saw them get murdered." Justin said as tears once again began to fall.
"Oh my god. Maybe we should get her to a hospital." Gil said.
"No" I whimpered in Justin's ear.
"I think she just needs to be with family right now." Justin said as he held me tightly.
Justin looked down at me and saw the blood on me.
"We need to get Stacy cleaned up and get some new clothes on her." Justin said.
"Why?" Matt asked.
"She's covered in mom and dad's blood." Justin explained.
"Here give her here. I got some old clothes upstairs. I'll get her cleaned up and stuff." Jeff said as he stood up.
"I'll help." Matt offered as he also stood up.
"Stacy, Jeff and Matt are going to take you upstairs to get you cleaned up okay?" Justin said.
I slowly nodded and he kissed my head. He turned me to my side and everyone saw the blood and they gasped. He stood up and placed me in Jeff's arms. Jeff walked upstairs and Matt followed. Once there, they sat me on the toilet seat (Yes it was down). Then Jeff got 2 washcloths, 2 towels, and some old clothes. Matt got soap and started the water in the sink. Jeff came and kneeled in front of me. He stroked my hair as Matt got one of the washcloths wet and soapy.
"Why?" I asked.
"Why what sweetie?" Jeff asked.
"Why did they kill my mom and dad?"
"I don't know sweetie, but the police will find them and they will pay" Jeff said with promise in his voice.
"He's right cuz." Matt said as he looked at me with sad eyes.
"Its my fault they died." I cried.
"What?!?! Stacy Jean Engvall! Don't you ever think that! I never wanna hear you say that again." Matt said.
"Its true." I cried.
"No its not Stacy." Jeff said.
"I should have jumped them or did something to stop them." I sobbed.
"There was nothing you could do sweetie. They had guns." Jeff soothed.
"They would have killed you too and I couldn't stand it if we lost you. We are like brother and sister." Matt said.
I gave him a small nod and Matt handed the washcloth to Jeff who held out one of my arms and started to wash off the blood. I had tears flowing down my face. I looked at the blood and my shaking starting again. After washing that hand he dried it with the towel. He then grabbed the second soapy washcloth and did the same thing and once again dried it off. After that they took off my bloody shirt and put on a new one and then they took off my pants and put on jogging pants. Jeff, once again, picked me up and took me into his arms. He carried me downstairs and laid me in Justin's arms. I curled into him and he held me.
"How long has she been shaking?" Matt asked.
"Ever since I got up to the room." Justin stated.
"We really should get her to a hospital." Beth said.
"I don't want to go." I whispered.
Justin looked down at my shaking body. He knew that now that our parents are dead he has to take care of me. As I sat there I thought to myself, 'hey he lost mom and dad too and here he is worrying about me. I need to help him too. We will help each other through this.' I looked up at him and held him tighter. I kissed his cheek and just kept him in a hug. He held me tighter.
"I love you sis." He whispered.
"I love you too." I whispered. "We're going to make it."
"I know sis, I know." Justin said.
There was a knock at the door. Uncle Gil went and got it. It was the police officer from before. Uncle Gil let him in and he said hello to everyone. Jeff offered him a seat across from me and Justin and he sat down.
"Stacy sweetie, this officer wants to talk to you ok?" Uncle Gil said.
I slowly nodded.
"Stacy, these question are going to be hard to answer I know, but I need you to answer them so we can catch whoever did this ok?" The officer asked.
I nodded again.
"Okay, Can you tell what happened at your house today?" The officer asked.